Grand Prix circuit

After the Formula 1 was banned from the Nordschleife due to ever-increasing speeds, the Grand Prix track was opened in May 1984, which has a direct connection to the traditional Nordschleife. With its long run-off areas and gravel traps, the Nürburgring GP track nowadays is a modern circuit that meets the latest safety standards. With its gradients and slopes, the racetrack fits nicely into the landscape, and therefore is extremely popular among both drivers and spectators. In 2003, the Grand Prix circuit was extended by an additional section, the “Mercedes Arena”, to its today’s distance of approximately 5.1 kilometers, which has made the course even more exciting. Have you ever dreamed of driving your own car on a real racetrack while optimizing your skills? Then book a Pistenclub Trackday Nürburgring GP and join an extraordinary driving experience on one of the most famous racetracks in the world.

Information about the Nürburgring Grand Prix track

Opened: 1984

Formula 1 GP track: since 1984

Length: 5.148 km

Difference in altitude: 55 m

Turns: 16

Noise level: The limit on the Nürburgring is usually 100 dB(A)

Pistenclub's favourite hotel: The Pistenclub team usually stays in the Gasthaus Weber

Address and route planner

Nürburgring GP track onboard video

Nordschleife

With 73 curves, 290 meters of difference in altitude and a length of 20.382 kilometers, it is the most famous, challenging and longest racetrack in the world: the Nordschleife, the oldest part of the Nürburgring. The British motor racing legend Jackie Stewart once described the course through the Eifel forests as “Green Hell” – a term that is still present today. Its construction began in 1925 with the participation of more than 2,000 workers from the region. After two years of construction, the racetrack was officially opened during the “Eifel race” on 18 and 19 June 1927. The winner was Rudolf Caracciola, one of the most successful racing drivers before the Second World War. Since its inauguration, the Nordschleife has gradually been made safer, but has remained unchanged in its original form, with the exception of the conversion of the southern loop to the current Grand Prix track. Every year sports drivers from all over the world come to the Eifel to experience the track, whose highlights undoubtedly are the VLN long-distance championship and the annual 24-hour race. If you want to discover this legendary racetrack, you should not miss the Trackday Nordschleife with the Pistenclub.

Information about the Nürburgring Nordschleife

Opened: 27. Juni 1927

Formula 1 GP track: 1951 - 1976

Length: 20,832 km

Difference in altitude: ca. 290 m

Turns: 73

Noise level: The limit on the Nürburgring is usually 100 dB(A)

Pistenclub's favourite hotel: The Pistenclub team usually stays in the Gasthaus Weber

Address and route planner

Nürburgring Nordschleife onboard video

Sprint track

The sprint course is the Nürburgring's Grand Prix track without the "Müllenbachschleife" (Müllenbach loop). Due to this, it has a length of about 3.6 kilometers instead of 5.1 kilometers. Undoubtedly the most demanding passage is the "Mercedes Arena", because it is a special challenge to find the racing line here. Besides its high fun level, the sprint course with its spacious run-off areas and gravel traps offers all advantages of a modern racetrack. It is not only the venue for the DTM, but also for the VLN long-distance championship which is driven together with the legendary Nordschleife. Would you like to experience the charm of this course? Then sign up for a Trackday Nürburgring sprint course with the Pistenclub. Here you are offered the opportunity to drive your own car on a real racing circuit and improve your driving technique.

Information about the Nürburgring Sprint track

Opened: 1984

Length: 3.629 km

Turns: 11

Noise level: The limit on the Nürburgring is usually 100 dB(A)

Pistenclub's favourite hotel: The Pistenclub team usually stays in the Gasthaus Weber